Hose supporter



1953 N. LEVENSON 2,647,265

HOSE SUPPORTER Filed Oct. 4. 1950 IN VEN TOR. MEG 41V [EVE/V60 Patented Aug. 4, 1953 UNITED i-Ares PATENT I OFFICE HOSE SUPPORTER Nathan Levenson, Hartford, Conn. 7 Application October 4, 1950', serial No. 188,428

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a supporter principally adapted for men's half hose and socks, but not limited to this purpose, and this application is an improvement on the invention disclosed in my Patent No. 1,830,609, November 3, 1931.

The principal object of the present invention resides in the provision of a hose supporter com,- prising an upright, the lower end of which is adapted to rest on the insole of the wearers shoe at the heel thereof, said upright rising along the ankle and at its upper end including a clasp or gripper for securement thereto to the top of the hose, preferably by folding the same over in triangular form and gripping the pointed end thereof for firmness and to avoid wrinkles; the provision of a hose supporter as above described including a two-part gripping buckle located in a slot in the upright, the top of the stocking being slid or placed under one part of the buckle and folded over that part and under the other part, the latter being spring pressed to close on the folded over stocking.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a view in elevation showing a hose supporter of the present invention as applied to the hose and holding the same.

gripper in downward position;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view illustrating the hose Fig. 3 is a view showing a modification of the upright r pp Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the lower end of the device; and

Fig. 6 is an edge view thereof.

The present invention includes the upright member generally indicated at IU which is preferably made of a light-weight neutral substance such as plastic, which will not irritate the skin and which may be made concave if desired to more or less conform to the wearers leg. This upright is provided with a bowed portion l2 to accommodate the ankle bone and at its lower end it has a circular foot l4 pivoted at IE to rest on the insole of the shoe at the heel. The foot i4 is in the form of a wheel which can rotate so that as the wearer walks, the upright 10 may pivot relative to the foot [4, which since it bears on the insole of the shoe, will become more or less fixed. Also, since the device I4 is round, it is immaterial what is the pivoted angular 2 relation between the upright and the foot [4 at any time when the device is applied.

At its upper end the upright member ID is provided with an elongated slot 18 whichreceives a stud 20 having a button-like element or head 22 at the inner Or leg side of the upright. This stud carries a fixed base 24 having a. pivot 26 thereon, mounting a clip or gripper member 28, the latter being spring pressed toward the base member 24 to grip the upper end of the hose therebetween as in the space at 30. The entire gripper member and stud is vertically slidable in the slot [8.

In the operation of the device, the upright I0 is placed against the leg before the sock is put on or it may be slid down inside the sock, but in either case, the top of the sock, the edge which is indicated at 32, is slidup between the fixed base 24 and the upright I 0 as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and then the sock is gripped at the top to form a triangle 34 which is folded over at 36 and brought between the members 28 and 24. The part 34 is behind the base 24 next to the sock itself.

The sock itself helps to maintain the device in its uppermost position in slot 18, but also by being snugly held, the head 22 tends to remain in its uppermost position in the slot l8 merely by contact with the wearer's leg.

In cases where it is intended to use socks of varied length as well as the usual half hose, there is provided an extension member 38 having slot 40 into which the gripper device may be transferred from th slot I8 and used in the same way. The extension 38 has side flanges 42 encompassing the side edges of the upright with a snug fit so as to remain where placed in adjusted position.

This construction furnishes a sufliciently firm support to hold the stocking up at the top and no noticeable or projecting part has to be provided that will cause unsightly appearance. The stocking is always supported at the same height from the bottom of the foot and instead of depending entirely upon a flexible band going around the leg which can be placed in different vertical positions, it is always in the same place and always supports the hose in the same manner.

Although I have illustrated and described only a single form of the invention, I am aware of the fact that changes can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to the exact form shown, but what I do claim is:

1. A hose supporter comprising an upright member having a slot adjacent the upper end thereof, an element on the upright at the lower end thereof to rest on the insole of the shoe, 2. clip for detachably holding the top of the stocking, a stud on the clip slidably received in the slot, anda button-like element on said stud to hold the clip in position relative to the'slot, said' button-like element bearing at the side of the upright next the limb of the wearer, said clip comprising two relatively movable parts both extension on the upright, a slot in the extension,

means to slide the extension on the upright z for 4 a greater range of adjustment, said clip being selectively shiftable from one slot to the other.

NATHAN LEVENSON.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 644,894 Carlin Mar. 6, 1900 1,080,539 Conway ea-.14-- Dec-9, 1913 1,691,082 Podesta -a Nov. 13, 1928 1,728,285 Hiering Sept. 17, 1929 21,830,609 Levenson Nov. 3, 1931 Y FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date France Mar. 24, 1922 

